Selecting an Anchor
September 12, 2022
With so many anchor options out there, how do we know which ground tackle is best?
With so many anchor options out there, how do we know which ground tackle is best?
Plunged into the dark ocean, this solo rower managed to right the boat and hoist herself back aboard
Are you thinking about heading south to warmer climes to get a break from winter’s snowy, slushy, icy punishment? It’s a great strategy, but it
The dangers of falling overboard are amplified when the water temperature is below 60 degrees. In this week’s Lifelines blog, retired Coast Guard rescue swimmer Mario Vittone talks about four things that can happen to the body in cold water — and dispels a myth or two.
Only once in my career as a USCG helicopter rescue swimmer did I ever launch on a flare sighting that turned into an actual rescue. Three commercial fishermen were at anchor, sleeping, when their shrimp boat caught fire. By the time they got on deck, the wheelhouse was ablaze, and the only thing on the boat not on fire was these three guys, the Type 2 PFDs they were wearing and the one flare they grabbed out of the flare locker.
I well remember the first time I worked out my position using celestial navigation. That cross on the chart represented more than my position —
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Two fishermen have admitted that they are lucky to be alive after an oil tanker hit their boat off the east coast of England in
Alan Ryden, a commercial fisherman who survived 10 hours in the water, says a strobe light saved his life. Recreational angler Robert Clark says a lack
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